"I kind of digressed into more jazz and blues and really got into Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone," she told Music Week in 2016. "I'm always inspired by musicians who I felt were musicians before ...
As one of the most influential contemporary jazz musicians, Marsalis is not only a virtuoso trumpeter but also a highly respected composer and educator. Born into a musical family, Marsalis has ...
propelled by high-energy bands springing up from Connecticut and Pittsburgh led by Art Blakey and Horace Silver. A new generation of modern jazz performers known as beboppers developed a style of ...